Elizabeth Edwards — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · San-Diego-County, California

Our Model Tree links this Elizabeth Edwards across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in San-Diego-County, California (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1890), then head of a 2-person household.

Age 50 b. ~1890 Female Head Born: Scotland Widowed

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	San-Diego-County, California
Surname	Edwards
Given Name	Elizabeth
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	50
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Scotland
1935 Residence (City)	National City
1935 Residence (County)	San Diego
Naturalization Status	Alien
Additional Details
Highest Grade	No 10
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth Country	Scotland
Birthplace (normalized)	scotland
Township / Ward	National City
Est. Birth Year	~1890

Household Members

Census records only state relationship to the household head. Pairwise kinship is derived (~90–95% accurate), not recorded. Step/blended families and boarders can break it.

2 people recorded at the same address in the 1940 census.

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Elizabeth	Age	Birth yr
Ellen Edwards	Daughter	—	22	~1918
Elizabeth Edwards	Head	—	50	~1890

Census Appearances

1920

San Diego, …

Head, age 29

San Diego, California · implied b. ~1891 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Edwards
Given Name	Elizabeth
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	29
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Scotland
Year of Immigration	1913
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Father's Birthplace	Scotland
Mother's Birthplace	Scotland
Occupation	none
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	English
Home Owned/Rented	O
Home Free/Mortgaged	M
Birth Country	Scotland
Year of Naturalization	1913
Birthplace (normalized)	scotland

1930

San Diego, …

Head, age 40

San Diego, California · implied b. ~1890 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Edwards
Given Name	Elizabeth
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	40
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Scotland
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Year of Immigration	1912
Age at First Marriage	27
Father's Birthplace	Scotland
Mother's Birthplace	Scotland
Occupation	Housework
Industry	Private family
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Mother Tongue	Scotch
Home Owned/Rented	R
Home Value / Rent	25
Birth Country	Scotland
Birthplace (normalized)	scotland

1940

San-Diego-County, California

Head, age 50

San-Diego-County, California · implied b. ~1890 — 2 household members

Surname	Edwards
Given Name	Elizabeth
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	50
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Scotland
1935 Residence (City)	National City
1935 Residence (County)	San Diego
Naturalization Status	Alien
Highest Grade	No 10
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth Country	Scotland
Birthplace (normalized)	scotland

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Elizabeth Edwards

Head · 1940 · age 50 · b. ~1890 · California

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1940 US Federal Census — San-Diego-County, California Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-00297-00069)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Mildred E. Colburn	0	Daughter	—	California
2	Philip Colburn	66	Father	Art Studio	Missouri
3	Michael Tight	96	Head	—	Ireland
4	Nora J. Tight	59	Wife	—	Ireland (Eire)
5	Elva Reid	45	Head	Bookkeeper Librarian	English Canada
6	Dominic Reid	20	Daughter	—	English Canada
7	Gerard Warren Reid	18	Son	Janitor	English Canada
8	Kathryn Reid	16	Daughter	—	California
9	Elizabeth Edwards THIS PERSON	50	Head	—	Scotland
10	Ellen Edwards	22	Daughter	Public School	California
11	Robert Sumner	72	Head	—	England
12	Mary Elizabeth Sumner	70	Wife	—	England
13	Oliver P. Sumner	45	Son	2Nd Class Machinist	England
14	Charles Wm. Smith	58	Brother-in-law	S. R. A.	England
15	Mrs. Foster Hayden	52	Head	Carpenter	Illinois
16	Doris A. Hayden	34	Wife	—	Kentucky
17	Harry Lee Hayden	22	Son	Painter'S Helper	Illinois
18	Norman Edward Hayden	13	Son	—	California
19	Stanley Ray Hayden	12	Son	—	California
20	Barbara Janet Hayden	1	Daughter	—	California
21	George Huitt	50	Head	Contractor	Missouri
22	Cora Huitt	39	Wife	—	Texas
23	Lincoln A. Horton	25	Head	Repair Man Dial System	California
24	James M. Horton	25	Wife	—	California
25	Linerta Norman Horton	5	Son	—	California
26	Flora M. Coburn	67	Head	—	Maryland
27	Ruth B. Coburn	37	Daughter	Teacher	Penn.
28	William Richard G. Coburn	52	Gardner	Gardner	Penn.
29	John Glen Nelson	47	Head	Salesman	Idaho
30	Jessie Nelson	45	Wife	—	Washington
31	Glen Eldred Nelson	22	Son	Teacher	Idaho
32	Thomas Una Nelson	18	Son	Clerk	Idaho
33	Ray M. Mason	27	Head	Teacher	Colorado
34	June S. Mason	23	Wife	—	Montana
35	Lloyd Meacham	45	Head	Dentist	Minnesota
36	Gladys Meacham	41	Wife	—	Wisconsin
37	Glenna Meacham	9	Daughter	—	Minnesota
38	John Lee Tillery	36	Head	Agent	Texas
39	Kathryn Coburn Tillery	36	Wife	—	Penn.
40	Marth Jane Tillery	14	Daughter	—	California

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This record was independently indexed by YourRoots from the 1940 United States Federal Census (NARA). Our Model Tree links this person across census decades using XGBoost-based record linkage, with per-link confidence scores. Household corroboration strengthens the signal when co-residents appear on the same census pages in multiple years.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)

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